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The Cassette Attic — Ong’s Hat Pt. 2

#OngsHat #ЧердакСКассетами Who invented the portal in the forests of Ong’s Hat—and how did they convince readers to search for it? We explore how the author’s experiment turned into an internet legend that people began searching for in the real world. #OngsHat #AtticWithCassettes

Episode 265: The Many Halloween Movie Timelines, What Was Ong’s Hat?

Episode 265 continues down the horrifying path of spooky season with a fresh batch of GenX nostalgia. We start by going through a maze. That maze consists of the many confusing timelines of the beloved Halloween movie franchise. It all begins with the classic original, then it goes in all different directions. The question is,… Continue reading Episode 265: The Many Halloween Movie Timelines, What Was Ong’s Hat?

In the 1980s, a pamphlet claimed scientists built a portal in this ghost town.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1C8HFPwXZX/ In the 1980s, a pamphlet claimed scientists built a portal in this ghost town. Ong’s Hat, New Jersey — a real ghost town in the Pine Barrens — became the center of one of the internet’s first conspiracy theories. The story said Princeton physicists built “the Egg,” a machine for interdimensional travel. The author… Continue reading In the 1980s, a pamphlet claimed scientists built a portal in this ghost town.

The Man From 2036: John Titor, the IBM 5100 and the Internet’s Greatest Unsolved Mystery

They’re just never gonna let this one go, are they? I guess that was kinda the point. 😜 (Hint: Some things are more fun if left a mystery) Queued up at the relevant point in the video, but feel free to watch the entire thing. Their mission: retrieve a 1975 IBM 5100 computer with a… Continue reading The Man From 2036: John Titor, the IBM 5100 and the Internet’s Greatest Unsolved Mystery

Starshine Scribbles

@starshinescribbles Deep in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, a group of disgraced scientists and counter culturists gathered to do tests on a mysterious object called The Egg. And they would make a startling discovery: a way to travel to parallel worlds. This includes a parallel Earth devoid of humans. Realizing governments and others would want… Continue reading Starshine Scribbles

LEAKED Portal Experiments in New Jersey?

“Ong’s Hat” might be the most bizarre early internet story that’s ever existed. It’s a mystery named after a ghost town called Ong’s Hat in New Jersey—a mystery revolving around mad science experiments in the woods, a portal to another world, and a trail of leaked information online that some believe reveals the truth of… Continue reading LEAKED Portal Experiments in New Jersey?

Ong’s Hat: The Internet Myth That Became a Reality

The strange saga of Ong’s Hat is one of the earliest and most enduring legends of the internet — an elaborate blend of fact, fiction, and possibility. Born in the early days of online bulletin boards, the “Ong’s Hat” story told of a secret interdimensional travel project hidden deep in the New Jersey Pine Barrens,… Continue reading Ong’s Hat: The Internet Myth That Became a Reality